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I went to Indore last week to drop my wife and kids for their summer vacation ay my wife's folks place.

I always try to visit Khajrana Ganeshji's temple on my my visit to Indore. This time it was bit different. I have to go walking to Khajrana from my in laws place because of my 'Manuti'. This is something like 11 k.m. and turn out to be an easy task because devotion was involved.My fav prasad shop was closed. I took some prasad and incense sticks from a new shop.

In Khajrana you have to light your incense sticks outside the temple and then after the prayer you have to put them with lots of other sticks.

Here came the twist in the tale.

As I reached there one boy offered me to light my incense sticks from his matchbox. I had my matchbox but as the boy was offering a helping hand i didn't refuse. As soon as incense sticks caught the light, the boy asked me to give him some money as per my wish.

WoW....... I never thought this will be the case. I didn't mind to depart from my beloved one rupee coin( which i eventually gave him) but at the same time i didn't like it.

In a temple where we go to get blessing from the god somebody will come to you pretending to be helping then asking for the money, i simply detest it. But after some time actually started liking the idea. The boy was not bagging, he was earning his money. For a 50 paisa matchbox he may earn something like 50 Rs. This is 5000% profit. Good job.....

On the same day i boarded to train to Pune and reached pune on next day morning. There was a riksha strike in Pune and i have to carry my beg to Bus stand to catch the bus. I read in news paper that there was a group of people who were using their own two and four wheelers to help people reach their places and that also without any payment. But i had a different experience. A person who was on bike approached to me and asked where I want to go. I told him the place and he told me that he can take me there for 100 Rs. Come on folks people should help people in the time of need not looting them. Bus fare is Rs.7 and petrol cost on a very conservative calculation will turn out to be not more then 10 Rs.. The person got some thrashing from me and left. I simply didn't like this Business idea.